The People's Republic of Karatha is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 274 million Karathans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 74.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Karathan economy, worth 21.4 trillion Krans a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,970 Krans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Being wrong on the internet has been classified as digital terrorism, human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, and millions of Karathans are excellent swimmers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karatha's national animal is the Axolotl, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Karatha is ranked 68,468^th in the world and 1,072^nd in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 71.22 on the Human Development Index.